I’ve always been intrigued by what motivates people and the “why” behind someone’s actions. In the workplace, especially as a manager, understanding people’s motivation is a useful skill to have. The Dilemma of Unmotivated Testers I have seen my fair share of unmotivated testers, as I’m sure you have too. I mean, those who are […]

Alan Page posed this question on Twitter a few days back: i.e. Do people think they can become experts in testing faster than they can achieve expertise in other professions? — Alan Page (@alanpage) August 4, 2017 As a recruiting manager, I spend a lot of time thinking about what makes a good tester. As …

I have been a long time member of the AST and almost 3 years ago, at CAST2014 in New York, something pretty special happened: I was elected a board member. It was an exciting time! The years that followed were great at the board and I learned a lot about the...

AST’s first conference outside of North America is just around the corner. CASTx17 is coming to Sydney February 20-21. We are very excited with CASTx17’s program and wanted to send a special thank you to our rockstar Program Committee: Anne-Marie Charrett...

Join AST’s next webinar on June 28 at 6PM GMT, when Amy Phillips (@itjustbroke) will talk about Continuous Delivery and Continuous Deployment. Amy will cover what this build and release approach is, and more importantly what it is not, as well as explore what CD means...